Once upon a time, a man, Lucien Van den Abeele, was born in 1926 in Kruishoutem. A farmer’s son, he was the eldest of 10 children. Just like his ancestors, he devoted his life to farming. A true lover of the soil, in 1958 in Wallonia, with his wife Alixa, he bought the Bure farm where he was to build his family and his business.
A father of 3 with 6 grandchildren, he passed away too early, leaving behind the memory of his love of work and above all his joie de vivre. In his image, 2 generations later; Thomas, Stany and Antoine decided to set up a cooperative in order to unite their strengths and together create a finished product, thereby aligning themselves with consumer demand.
Indeed, consumers are asking more and more questions about what they eat and, understandably, are demanding more local products, greater transparency and greater sustainability.
Lovers of potatoes and snacks, these 3 Namur farmers decided to respond to all these concerns as a family, thereby turning their own potatoes into home-made crisps. This family project could only have one name, that of their grandfather Lucien.
Lucien's lightly salted crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes - Sunflower oil - Salt
Lucien's paprika crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes - Sunflower oil - Herbs and spices (1% Paprika, Garlic, Chili) - Salt - Corn starch - Sugars - Onion
Lucien's pesto crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes - Sunflower oil - Salt - Herbs and spices (Basil, Anise, Laurel, Rosemary, Oregano) - Sugar - Onion - Corn starch
Lucien's truffle crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide. Limited edition for Christmas and New Year.
Limited edition for the holidays, already back in November 2021!
Potatoes - Sunflower oil - Salt - Maltodextrin - Buckwheat flour - Dried summer truffle (Tuber aestivum Vitt.) 2% - Flavouring
Lucien's unsalted organic crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes* - Sunflower oil*
*organic farming
Lucien's lightly salted organic crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes* - Sunflower oil* - Salt
*organic farming
Lucien's organic paprika crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes* - Sunflower oil* - Paprika* Salt - Dextrose* - Potato starch* - Onions* - Sugar* - Garlic* - Smoked paprika* - Vegetable* - Mushroom powder* - Cayenne*
*organic farming
Lucien's organic pepper and salt crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes* - Sunflower oil* - Salt - Crushed black pepper* - White pepper* - Potato starch* - Dextrose* - Onions* - Vegetable broth*
*organic farming
Lucien's pepper and salt crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes - Sunflower oil - Salt - Corn starch - Pepper - Sugar - Vegetables - Onions - Oleoresin (pepper)
Lucien's "spicy" crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes - Sunflower oil - Spices (paprika, turmeric, chili, lovage, fenugreek, caraway, ginger, licorice, allspice, pepper) - Salt - Sugar
Lucien's crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes - Sunflower oil - Salt - Onions - Flour (rice) - Garlic - Parsley - Vegetable broth - Dill - Sugar (dextrose) - Pepper - Paprika - Coconut fat - Cocoa powder - Chicory root
Lucien's crisps are authentic, Thanks to our traditional slow cooking method, we ensure they are unbeatably crispy as well as having a delicious potato taste, which delights the taste buds. No artificial flavouring, no colourant, no gluten or lactose: crisps with nothing to hide.
Potatoes – Sunflower oil – Tomato powder – Salt – Sugar – Vegetable broth –
Rice semolina – Onions – Dextrose – Paprika – Oregano – Basil – Thyme
Lucien’s crisps don’t have far to travel to enter the bag…
Indeed, the potatoes used to make Lucien’s crisps are planted on the land surrounding Thomas, Stany and Antoine’s farms which are located 3 km from each other. The potatoes are then transported to these farms to be stored there.
5 km further on, in the Mettet craft industries estate, these potatoes finally turn into these delicious Lucien crisps… Fewer kilometres travelled means less CO2 released into the atmosphere and thus better preserves our planet. Our farms also meet the Véga plan and Global Gap specifications, which are the most stringent there are in terms of environmental requirements.